Posted by Dinah on March 1, 2005, at 19:24:34
In reply to Re: Gifted children, posted by AuntieMel on March 1, 2005, at 13:13:01
We actually rarely mention it directly, though his grandparents sometimes do.
Can you think of anything extra we should be doing? I think our choice of school is really key. We sent him to a school that is really progressive and individualistic, sort of Montessori in character. They don't choose admissions solely on IQ, the main criterion is that the parents firmly believe in their form of education. But while he gets a chance to interact with all sorts of kids, there are a high percentage that are gifted. He's not the highest achiever in his class and that's great with me. And we didn't want him in the most demanding class either. I was insanely competitive in school and didn't want him to fall into that.
So he's being challenged, he has access to kids that are smarter than he is, and we're not making a big deal of his intelligence. He's also being challenged sufficiently to keep him interested, but not so much as some classes.
And to be honest, it's not that big a deal to us. My husband probably has a higher IQ than my son, and I never had any problems in school.
Are we missing anything? Is there some area that we're overlooking?
And if not, why are the professionals making such a big deal about it? Although to her credit, the play therapist was more impressed with how attuned he was to her.
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